Photo Gallery: RHS Botanical Illustration, The Gold Medal Winners by Charlotte Brooks

Posted by Helen Nugent | Jun 24, 2019 | Art, Arts

Fan of all things flora and fauna? Then why not take a look at this new release from ACC publishers called RHS Botanical Illustration, The Gold Medal Winners by Charlotte Brooks. The book features art by 60 gold medal winners from the Lindley Collections at the Royal Horticultural Society, the UK’s leading gardening charity.

Main image: Brassica oleracea L. var capitata Marner Fruerot ‘early red’. [Brassica oleracea Capitata Group]. [cabbage; Savoy cabbage, red cabbage]. Watercolour on paper. Grenfell Gold Medal, 2010.

'Silverway'. [Categorized as a Grey / White edged auricula of unknown origin]. [Primula auricula 'Silverway']. Watercolour on paper.

[Lilium regale][Regal Lily, Christmas Lily]. Watercolour on paper; signed and dated "C. Guest '00". Born London, England 1955, Coral Guest trained at Harrow and Chelsea Schools of Art. In 1986 she became a freelance botanical illustrator.

Watercolour by Australian artist Annie Hughes of Astrophytum ornatum. It won a gold medal and the title of 'Best Botanical Painting' at the 2012 RHS London Botanical Art Show.

Prunus pendula 'Plena-rosea'. Watercolour and graphite on paper. Awarded an RHS Gold medal in 2006.

Brassica oleracea L. var capitata Marner Fruerot 'early red'. [Brassica oleracea Capitata Group]. [cabbage; Savoy cabbage, red cabbage]. Watercolour on paper. Grenfell Gold Medal, 2010.

Hollyhocks #1 [Althaea rosea]. Watercolour and pencil on vellum.

Watercolour and graphite on paper by South African botanical artist Lynda de Wet of parasite Harveya capensis - and the host plant Centella asiatica, also depicting the wider landscape and environment. The accompanying text with the illustration states that the plant was found in Kleinmond, South Africa. This work was part of an RHS Gold Medal winning exhibit at the RHS London Botanical Art Show in 2014.

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Helen Nugent is the Founder and Editor of Northern Soul. A Northern lass, born and bred in Manchester, Helen has been back in her home town for 13 years after working in London for The Times and a number of other national newspapers. You can find articles by Helen in, among others, The Guardian, The Mail on Sunday, The Times, the i newspaper, The Observer, Big Issue North, The Yorkshire Post, and The Spectator. Previous roles include producing and presenting the business news at BBC Radio 5 Live and on BBC local radio across the UK, and freelancing for The Daily Telegraph, The Independent on Sunday, The Sunday Times, and the Financial Times. She also spent 18 months as Money Editor of The Spectator. During ten years at The Times, she won a series of awards including Journalist of the Year and had a number of jobs including News Reporter, News Editor, Lobby Correspondent in the House of Commons, Business Reporter, and Financial Writer. In addition, Helen runs her own media training and PR consultancy firm, Helen Nugent Consulting. Helen has appeared on Sky News, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Merseyside, BBC Radio Lancashire, BBC World Service, talkRadio, and GB News. An experienced chairperson and speaker, she regularly chairs conferences and events for, among others, literature festivals, award ceremonies, and tech shows. She was also a Guest Lecturer at Westminster University in the Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, and a Guest Lecturer at City University and at MMU. She taught Music Journalism at Salford University for a number of years, and taught Political Reporting at Huddersfield University. In 2017, she was shortlisted for Person with Purpose at the Northern Power Women Awards. In 2019, she was a judge for the HWA Gold Crown Awards which recognise the best historical novels. Feel free to drop her a line at nugenthelen@hotmail.com or via the contacts page. All correspondence is welcome, particularly if you would like to share a magical Northern experience.

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